Provence

After the end of the work stuff in Paris, it was time to head for a little R & R and some wine tasting too - France has an excellent railway network with the high speed TGV trains making connectivity between relatively far away places very efficient. The distance between Paris and Aix-en-Provence is about 640 kms or about 400 miles. The TGV train covers the distance in approximately 3 hours with top speeds of about 200 mph - nice eh :D

Aix is the city of fountains

Rotunda Fountain
French Countryside and Vineyards
One of the Wineries
There was also a visit to the Mediterranean town of Cassis also a wine producing area.

Cassis
This was my second visit to the Mediterranean in 6 months - the dark blue sea is truly spectacular

Pure heaven
Aix and the rest of Provence is also famous for its produce and food markets - the produce is really stunning, as are the saucissons (dried sausages) cheeses olives and of course the Poulet Roti. Dont drool at these pictures too much :P

Farm Fresh Eggs with Bread in the background
Spices
Saucisson
Fromage
Olives
Fruits
Tomatoes
The best way to enjoy the food is to go in the morning and bring a bunch of stuff back home - since I was staying in a place with a fridge and microwave I brought all this stuff home along with some excellent rotisserie chicken and potatoes - heaven :D

After three days in Provence it was back to Paris for a day and then back home :D
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16 comments:

  1. PJuly 11, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.

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  2. PJuly 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Ahhh :') thisss is my France! Ahhh countryside, mediterranean, fresh fruits and veggies and cheese and breads AHHHHHHHH *dies*

    Oh wait, I can't die till I go there myself :O *reborns*

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    1. NerdyyJuly 11, 2013 at 9:53 PM

      n wine :D u cant forget the wine in france :P

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  3. PJuly 11, 2013 at 9:50 PM

    Your last para reminds me of Eat Pray Love when Liz lays out a “still life salad” of her favourite things – boiled eggs, asparagus, salmon, goats cheese, olives and a peach – on a beautiful plate and then eats it on the floor of her Roman apartment, in a sunbeam, with her fingers, while reading the newspaper. ♥ One of my fav bits.

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    1. NerdyyJuly 11, 2013 at 9:54 PM

      i had a knife n fork ... but yeah all the rest or similar :D

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  4. Invisible Smoke™July 12, 2013 at 3:49 AM

    Fooddddddddddddddd... trees......... mountainsssssssss......... old crap........................... awesome!!!!!!!!!! :D

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    1. Invisible Smoke™July 13, 2013 at 5:24 AM

      Wine gives me a migraine :(

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    2. NerdyyJuly 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM

      oh :O ok when i go to belgium in da future i post my brewery visits :D

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  5. Invisible Smoke™July 12, 2013 at 3:50 AM

    oh beaches too :D

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    1. NerdyyJuly 12, 2013 at 8:48 AM

      :blink wine wine wine *knocks mr smoke on head with wine bottle*

      trust me every piece of food u see here tastes better with a provence rose wine :P

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    2. PJuly 12, 2013 at 10:42 AM

      He's a beer man leave his head alone ya bully *gives Nerdy his wine bottle back*

      (after taking a sip or two) :B

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    3. NerdyyJuly 12, 2013 at 8:38 PM

      liar .. u finished half the bottle :O

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    4. PJuly 12, 2013 at 9:33 PM

      Technically, I didn't lie ;) - I didn't say how long or big those sips were :ninja:

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    5. NerdyyJuly 12, 2013 at 9:49 PM

      LOLL

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    6. Invisible Smoke™July 15, 2013 at 12:22 PM

      :-W

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